| Document ID (ISN) | 105529 |
| CIS number |
06-1148 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-89631-031-2 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-455
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| Author(s) |
Ostiguy C., Lapointe G., Ménard L., Cloutier Y., Trottier M., Boutin M., Antoun M., Normand C. |
| Title |
Nanoparticles: Current knowledge about occupational health and safety risks and prevention measures |
| Original title |
Les nanoparticules: connaissances actuelles sur les risques et les mesures de prévention en santé et en sécurité du travail [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2006. vii, 79p. Illus. Approx. 250 ref. Price: CAD 8.56. Downloadable version (pdf format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-455.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The number of Quebec workers potentially exposed is expected to grow over the next few years. This literature survey reviews current knowledge on: the terminology, classification, characteristics and properties of nanoparticles; their development, production and use; health effects; behaviour of nanoparticles and detection in the air; potential exposure; risk evaluation and control strategies (engineering techniques, personal protection); safety measures (fire and explosion prevention); regulatory issues. See also CIS 06-1147 and CIS 10-0096. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; nanoparticles; health hazards; nanotechnology; new technologies |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; respirable dust; particle size; surface properties; carbon black; inhalation; skin absorption; determination in air; exposure evaluation; research; literature survey; classification |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
New technologies
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles
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